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After being hit with fire box problems Olly Cromwell has once again been given a clean bill of health at Crewe Heritage Centre...The loco has now gone back to the great central railway at Loughborough for the re-fitting of its cab etc and should be up and running again for the Jan 28th to 30th gala....Then all being well will return to main line duties for the Steam Dreams Valentine's Special to Folkstone....
Birmingham Moor Sreet Station Is Open For Steam Once Again....
For those of you that may not know, Birmingham's Moor Street Station has been subject to an ambitious restoration project to bring it back to its former GWR glory including the water tower,fittings and fixtures plus re-joining the station to the national network,,,,well they have done it and 11th Dec saw steam grace the platforms once again in the shape of "Earl of Mount Edgcube" and pannia tank N0 9600 which was present at the station all day while the Earl thundered off to London & back....Lets hope we now see regular steam in and out of this now loverly looking station......
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A4 "Mallard" On Main Line Metals Again.................... |
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LNER A4 "Mallard" 4468 is once again on the move,,No not in steam but piloted by "Tornado" in a move to Shildon where it will remain for the next couple of years..The last time the famous A4 steamed was 1986 to 1988 for the 50th anniversary of of its record breaking run achieving 126 mph...lets hope that one day she may get an overhaul and again pound the UK main line... |
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Ex Barry Scrap yard Black5 coming on well At The Mid Hants Railway............................. |
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LMS Black 5, 45379 is coming along leaps and bounds at the Mid Hants Railway in Hampshire..The loco has not steamed since July 1965 shortly before it ended up at Barry Scrap yard in wales..Since being perchased by the Mid Hants it has undergone a very extensive restoration and is well and truly looking like an engine again..It is hoped the loco will once again come to life around the end of July... |
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Boiler Maker's Israel Newtons & Sons Closing Down..!!!!!
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The Bradford based boiler makers with 207 years worth of family history have deciced to call it a day and will close by March 2011..The good news is that although the current workshops will be gone it is hoped to sell the business on to younger hands in order keep the valuable skills that the firm cater for going...As Boiler smiths are in much demand all over the UK it would be a grate shame to loose this firm completely,,We wish them all the best for the future... |
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2010 New Build Loco Now In Steam...................
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15" New build loco "Bunty" is now in action at the Heatherslaw Light Railway..
The 2-6-0 was completed by Allan Keef LTD after a five year construction started by the founder Nevile Smith who sadley past away.. The engine has now been aproved to enter traffic at the line and is now set to tackle the railways 1 in 30 gradients...
Have We Seen The Last of The "Hogwarts Express."????
The now famous "Olton Hall" was back at Kings Cross
station in May of this year in its well known red livery on location shooting scenes for what is deamed to be the final "Harry Potter" movie...For the time being though you will be able to catch sight or even take a trip on this mystical train running on the "Scarborough Spa Express" during the summer months...Will "Olton Hall" stay in its "Harry Potter" desguise we wonder...
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